Digital BW, The Print

I use Type 665, which is the medium format equivalent. It produces excellent
negs for darkroom prints as well as scans, with a long toe (good shadow detail),
and less contrast than Plus-X, Tri-X, etc. I forget the "official" mixing ratio
for sodium sulfite to water, but a quarter teaspoon to a pint of water works for
me. Before putting it in the solution, remove as much of the paper around the
neg as possible. Then submerge in the solution in a tray, tank and hanger, or
just hold a corner with your fingers and dunk in a glass, etc. Gently agitate
and the black mask will come off after 15-30 seconds at room temperature. The
emulsion is very fragile, so be careful. After the sodium sulfite solution, I
rinse it in running water for 5-10 seconds, then put it in a hardener bath (a
few drops of hardener to a pint of water) with agitation for about 30-60
seconds... then rinse about 10 seconds, and then Photo Flo before hanging to
dry. Do not use Fixer!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Roger Smith
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Polaroid type 55 negs


Hi everyone,

Is anyone using Polaroid type 55 Pos/Neg type film and scanning for B&W
prints?  I am thinking about shooting type 55 with my 4X5 and scanning with
the Epson 3200.  This seems like a great combination as I do not have a
darkroom available to process 4X5 film.  Any info and/or tips from the group
would be most welcome!


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